Companion to Goethe's Faust [pb], 9781571133359, £17.99/$29.95, 363 2006

Companion to Goethe's Faust Parts I and II
Edited by Paul Bishop

Undisputedly a canonical work, Goethe's Faust is also the key to understanding its author, one of European civilization's most complex figures. Written over several decades, the work spans both Goethe's life and an age of enormous social, political, philosophical, and artistic change -- even revolution. In this volume, Goethe scholars and experts from Europe and North America explore major aspects of this fascinating work, offering a cutting-edge guide to both reader and scholar.
CONTRIBUTORS: RITCHIE ROBERTSON, MARTIN SWALES, ALBERTO DESTRO, OSMAN DURRANI, ELLIS DYE, JOHN R. WILLIAMS, ANTHONY PHELAN, FRANZISKA SCHöLER, PETER D. SMITH, CYRUS HAMLIN, R.H. STEPHENSON, DAVID LUKE, ROBERT DAVID MCDONALD

PAUL BISHOP teaches German language and literature at the University of Glasgow.

DETAILS
363 pages
Size: 9 x 6 in
13 digit ISBN: 9781571133359
Binding: Paperback
First published: 01/May/2006
Last reprinted: 01/May/2006
Price: 29.95 USD / 17.99 GBP Imprint: Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
BIC class: AVH

STATUS: Available
Details updated on 05/01/2009

Contents

1		Introduction: Reading Faust Today Paul Bishop
2		Literary Techniques and Aesthetic Texture in Faust Ritchie Robertson
3		The Character and Characterization of Faust Martin Swales
4		The Guilty Hero, or the Tragic Salvation of Faust Alberto Destro
5		The Character and Qualities of Mephistopheles Osman Durrani
6		Figurations of the Feminine in Goethe's Faust Ellis Dye
7		The Problem of the Mothers John R. Williams
8		The Classical and the Medieval in Faust II Anthony Phelan
9		Progress and Restorative Utopia in Faust II and Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre Franziska Schöler
10		"Was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält": Scientific Themes in Goethe's Faust Peter Smith
11		Goethe's Faust and the Philosophers Cyrus Hamlin
12		The Diachronic Solidity of Goethe's Faust R.H. Stephenson
13		Translating Faust: A Personal Statement F.D. Luke
14		Faust: The Play in Production Robert David MacDonald

Reviews
Each essay presents an interesting aspect of Faust research, and the volume as a whole can be used as a very informative reference work. GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW

...as a coherent, accessible, often masterful introduction to a vast and complex work, this volume fulfills its promise....There is, without question, an awe-inspiring critical sovereignty and breadth in this book. GOETHE YEARBOOK

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